We are thrilled to share that FCN founder, Vicky Huyton, has been featured on the latest episode of the Untapped Potential Podcast.
In this insightful conversation, Vicky discusses her efforts to reshape the sports landscape for female coaches and athletes alike. As the driving force behind the Female Coaching Network, Vicky has spearheaded initiatives like the first fully paid coaching internship with Tottenham Hotspur, and has consulted with renowned organizations such as Nike, UK Athletics, Athletics Canada, and World Athletics to foster cultural and systemic changes in elite sports.
Tune in to the Untapped Potential Podcast to hear Vicky’s powerful message on the necessity of fixing systemic issues in sports, adapting coaching styles to prioritise the individual, and holding sports accountable to higher standards of fairness and safety. Don’t miss this compelling episode that highlights the significant strides being made to support and uplift women in the world of sports coaching.
Welcome to the Untapped Potential Podcast
We focus on real stories from performance practitioners that highlight the inconvenient truths within performance sport that affect so many.
We are guided by measuring our individual success by external benchmarks, fueled by a relentless drive to upskill only through the technical lens. This leaves us with huge blindspots within ourselves that limit our happiness and the impact we deliver.
It’s easy to learn the scientific principles and X’s & O’s of our trade. The hard part is mastering our human side, which has been forgotten amidst the data, programs, promotions, medals won & papers published.
In this podcast, we aim to carve out the non-technical specific skills required to thrive and activate the untapped potential within the men and women who serve in the support roles behind the world’s best athletes.
This Untapped Potential unlocks the qualities that are most important for you to show up in your role, career and life in your fullest expression – leading to a desperately needed change in culture within our high-performance environments that unlocks profound impact and deeper fulfilment in your being.
🎙NEW EPISODE🎙
🎧EP024: Next Step in Athlete Performance is in Coach Performance with Vicky Huyton
📍With the hashtag#Olympics starting this week, it seems perfect to bring you this amazing conversation with the founder of the Female Coaching Network who is supporting a large number of coaches who will be in Paris.
📍Vicky’s work with the Female Coaching Network has changed the sporting landscape not just for women who coach, but for those who are coached; from the creation and delivery of the first ever fully paid coaching internship with Premier League Football club Tottenham Hotspur Football Club – to consulting with Nike, UK Athletics, Athletics Canada and World Athletics in creating cultural and systemic changes for a safer and fairer environment for elite athletes and coaches in Track & Field.
This week’s talking points:
🔥Fix the system, not the women
🔥What does the sports system actually mean
🔥Sport is a tool, not the be-all and end-all
🔥Low numbers of female coaches but high success rate
🔥Adapt coaching style – coach the person not the sport
🔥Sport is not separate from society
🔥Sport needs to be held accountable
🔥A Federations job is to cater for the athlete
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